The whole end of speech is to be understood.

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow - I have still joy in the midst of all these things.

The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.

A superior man may be made to go to the well, but he cannot be made to go down into it. He may be imposed upon, but he cannot be fooled.

When wealth is centralized, the people are dispersed. When wealth is distributed, the people are brought together.

Faithfulness and sincerity first of all.

The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.